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PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Admitted to Bar, State of California, 1989
California State Bar No. 144656
Admitted to Bar, United States District Court
Southern District of California, 1989
Central District of California, 1991
Eastern District of California, 1998
Admitted to Bar, United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 1990
Admitted to Bar, United States Court of Veterans Appeals, 1991
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis - Davis, CA
Juris Doctor - May 1989
Master of Science, Agricultural Economics - March 1989,
(Field of Concentration: Finance)
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration -May 1985,
(Field of Concentration: Finance & Business Economics)
Certificate, Programming and Data Processing
LEGAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Business Leader of the Year 2010, San Diego North Chamber of Commerce
Top Attorney 2008 (Corporate Transactional), The Daily Transcript
Adjunct Professor, Professional Responsibility
University of San Diego (2006-2010)
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1994-2000)
State Bar of California
Probation Monitor Referee, Office of Probation (1991-present)
San Diego County Bar Association, Member
Outstanding Service Award, 1994 Recipient
Legal Ethics Committee, 1991-2010 (Chair 1992-1993; 1995-1996; Vice-Chair 2006-2008)
Multi-Disciplinary Practice (MDP) Committee (Co-Chair 2000)
American Bar Association, Member
Center for Professional Responsibility, Member
San Diego North Educational Foundation
Director and Secratary (2009 - present)
Blackstonians Honor Society (President, 1985)
Boy Scouts of America
National Eagle Scout Association (Life Member)
Eagle Scout Alumni Association, San Diego-Imperial Council (Life Member)
Troop 681, Black Mountain District, San Diego-Imperial Council
Unit Volunteer of the Year; 2008, 2005
Troop Committee Chairman (2006-present)
Assistant Scoutmaster (2004-2006)
POST-BAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Simmons Firm, ALC, San Diego, California
Principal; Attorney at Law: September 1997 to present
Ferrette & Slater, ALC, San Diego, CA
Attorney at Law: January 1991 - August 1997
Harmsen, Carpenter, Sidell & Olson, San Diego, CA
Attorney at Law: September 1989 - January 1991
[Law Clerk: June 1988 through August 1988]
PUBLISHED CASES
In re Pikush (Kennedy v. Pikush), 157 B.R. 155 (9th Cir. BAP 1993), aff'd, 27 F.3d 386 (9th Cir. 1994).
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